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Monday 28 March 2016 · Qingdao, Shandong, China

Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Somavāra. Caturthī began at 03:393:39 AM yesterday, and holds until 06:046:04 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:515:51 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:046:04 AM

Caturthī gives way to Pañcamī.

Noon

12:0412:04 PM

The Sun 57° above S. Day length 12 h 26 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQingdao12:0412:04 PM
At noon, 12:0412:04 PM, the Sun is in Uttara Bhādrapadā and the Moon 231° ahead of it, in Anurādhā, 82% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 231° falls in Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:184:18 AM–05:055:05 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:414:41 AM–05:515:51 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3911:39 AM–12:2912:29 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:082:08 PM–14:582:58 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:176:17 PM–18:406:40 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:176:17 PM–19:267:26 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla24:3912:39 AM+1–26:262:26 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:247:24 AM–08:578:57 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:3110:31 AM–12:0412:04 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:2912:29 PM–13:181:18 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:371:37 PM–15:103:10 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya14:012:01 PM–15:483:48 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta14:582:58 PM–15:483:48 PMan ill-timed muhūrta

Choghaḍiyā चौघड़िया

sunrise to sunrise

The day and the night, each in eight parts, named by the weekday. Amṛta, Śubha and Lābha are good to begin things in; Cara is neutral; Udvega, Kāla and Roga are avoided.

Day sunrise to sunset

Amṛta05:515:51 AM–07:247:24 AMgood
Kāla07:247:24 AM–08:578:57 AMavoid
Śubha08:578:57 AM–10:3110:31 AMgood
Roga10:3110:31 AM–12:0412:04 PMavoid
Udvega12:0412:04 PM–13:371:37 PMavoid
Cara13:371:37 PM–15:103:10 PMneutral
Lābha15:103:10 PM–16:444:44 PMgood
Amṛta16:444:44 PM–18:176:17 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:176:17 PM–19:437:43 PMneutral
Roga19:437:43 PM–21:109:10 PMavoid
Kāla21:109:10 PM–22:3610:36 PMavoid
Lābha22:3610:36 PM–24:0312:03 AM+1good
Udvega24:0312:03 AM+1–25:301:30 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:301:30 AM+1–26:562:56 AM+1good
Amṛta26:562:56 AM+1–28:234:23 AM+1good
Cara28:234:23 AM+1–29:495:49 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:515:51 AM to 29:495:49 AM+1

05:515:51 AM sunrise18:176:17 PM sunsetsunrise 29:495:49 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 06:046:04 AM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Viśākhāuntil 09:359:35 AM
Anurādhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vajrauntil 15:023:02 PM
Siddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 06:046:04 AM
Kaulavauntil 19:107:10 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:247:24 AM–08:578:57 AM
Abhijit 11:3911:39 AM–12:2912:29 PM
Pradoṣa 18:176:17 PM–19:497:49 PM
Niśītha 23:3911:39 PM–24:2712:27 AM+1

Times after midnight keep counting: 27:31 is 03:31 tomorrow, and still today.A time marked +1 is after midnight: tomorrow by the calendar, and still today.

  1. SunriseCaturthī holds. Somavāra begins.
  2. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  3. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 08:578:57 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  5. AnurādhāNakṣatra: Viśākhā ends.
  6. AbhijitUntil 12:2912:29 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  7. SiddhiYoga: Vajra ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 12 h 26 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 19:497:49 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:2712:27 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī06:046:04 AMPañcamī
NakṣatraViśākhā09:359:35 AMAnurādhā
YogaVajra15:023:02 PMSiddhi
KaraṇaBālava06:046:04 AMKaulava
VāraSomavāra29:49 05:495:49 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2072
Śaka
1937
Kali
5116
Ahargaṇa
1 869 010
Day length
12 h 26 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Vṛścika
Moonrise
22:3510:35 PM
Moonset
08:328:32 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:184:18 AM05:515:51 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:184:18 AM05:055:05 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:414:41 AM05:515:51 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:515:51 AM08:208:20 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:247:24 AM08:578:57 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:208:20 AM10:4910:49 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:3110:31 AM12:0412:04 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3911:39 AM12:2912:29 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:4011:40 AM12:2812:28 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:2912:29 PM13:181:18 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:181:18 PM15:483:48 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:371:37 PM15:103:10 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra14:012:01 PM15:483:48 PMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:082:08 PM14:582:58 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:582:58 PM15:483:48 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:483:48 PM18:176:17 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:176:17 PM19:497:49 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:176:17 PM18:406:40 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:176:17 PM19:267:26 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:3911:39 PM24:2712:27 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra24:3912:39 AM+126:262:26 AM+1sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
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